I just returned from a one day trip to Detroit where we began to solidify our host committee planning with local leaders in anticipation of our national conference in October of 2017. While there's great excitement for next year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the Camino and the 2016 national [...]Read More
Managing Disappointment through Friendship and Self-Care
You know what’s hard? Loving people. And since love is really the heart of justice, that’s even more exhausting, because it means reciprocal connection, unearthing all our baggage in relationship (accidentally or intentionally), and walking in the ways of Jesus. I’m getting tired just writing that [...]Read More
Resilience Playlist
[...]Read More
Who’s Got Next? Empowerment and Leadership in Worship
The CCDA worship team had an epic weekend of rehearsal! We sang and played, ate well, and told stories from our worshipping communities. The time was filled with laughter and tears and usually ended with a team member saying “another heavy hitter” or “this song selection is ridiculous.” The CCDA [...]Read More
The Next Worship: CCDA Style
Some people think of me as a worship leader, others a pastor, and yet others an activist. I don’t want to choose one; I am CCDA! CCDA is a community of people that is doing the work of neighboring. Loving God and loving our neighbor is at the heart of what we do. This difficult, collective work [...]Read More
InnerChange LA Seeking the Peace of the City
InnerChange has been in central Los Angeles for many years, before it became trendy to move here. Our work is centered in the Westlake/Pico Union neighborhood of LA, a very dense neighborhood home to many recent immigrants from Mexico and Central America. InnerChange practitioners begin their [...]Read More
Join a Changemaking Generation Who Are Creating a Better World
Looking toward the Market Solutions pre-conference event in LA, we wanted to note some of the good work being done in the realm of social entrepreneurship. In his latest book, author and changemaker Tom Sine inspires us to join the movement of leaders offering creative solutions to the problems of [...]Read More
The Beautiful Struggle of CCD Ministry in NW Pasadena
“CCDA raised me,” Florence Annang responded quickly when asked how she got involved in CCD ministry. Florence was first introduced to CCDA through Dr. John Perkins, when she began working with him at Harambee Ministries in Pasadena, CA. Through her work at Harambee, Florence recognized the [...]Read More